The wounded side of Christ

May 3, 2014

Exploring the rich symbolism of this image

The Presence of Christ

April 28, 2014

The Second Sunday of Easter

Ye choirs of new Jerusalem

April 22, 2014

Understanding the symbolism in this Easter Office hymn

Lord, stay with us

April 20, 2014

Finding the Emmaus account in the Hymnal

The Sunday of the Passion

April 13, 2014

Children at the Triumphal Entry, and the Harrowing of Hell

Common, community, communion

April 11, 2014

Common Prayer and the Communion of Saints

The Annunciation

March 25, 2014

The Hymnal version of ‘Quem terra, pontus, sidera’ misses out on rich language

Adam lay i-bounden

March 9, 2014

Understanding a popular carol about the Fall and redemption

The blessed sonne of God onely

January 4, 2014

Luther, Coverdale, and Vaughan Williams meet in this favorite hymn-anthem

This little Babe

December 30, 2013

The powerful full text of this familiar poem by an English Roman Catholic martyr

Corde natus ex parentis

December 25, 2013

Connecting the cosmic Christ and the human Jesus in a fifth-century hymn

Tomorrow shall be my dancing day

December 24, 2013

A possibly medieval text feels surprisingly modern, especially in Gardner’s setting

O Emmanuel

December 23, 2013

The last of a series on the ‘O’ Antiphons

O Rex gentium

December 22, 2013

Continuing a series on the ‘O’ Antiphons

O Oriens

December 21, 2013

Continuing a series on the ‘O’ Antiphons

O clavis David

December 20, 2013

Continuing a series on the ‘O’ Antiphons

O radix Jesse

December 19, 2013

Continuing a series on the ‘O’ Antiphons

O Adonai

December 18, 2013

Continuing a series on the ‘O’ Antiphons

O Sapientia

December 17, 2013

Understanding a series of Magnificat Antiphons that mark a season within Advent

The case of the missing thalamus

December 16, 2013

An important scriptural image found in many Advent texts is missing from the Hymnal